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Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 21 Nov 2025 NZDT
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
18.6° C
 (Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 12AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (22 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (22 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)9999999910101010101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)370370299299255255261266342376392392348341334334334334334341341341307301
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
5
SW
5
SE
10
ENE
10
N
10
WNW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crossglasscross-
on		cross-
off		offcrosscrosscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:58PM
1.83
9:30AM
1.95
9:38PM
1.82
10:10AM
1.94
10:17PM
1.79
10:50AM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:12AM
0.26
3:41PM
0.42
3:51AM
0.27
4:22PM
0.44
4:31AM
0.29
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Sunrise-----6:03-------6:01-------6:01--
Sunset-8:10-------8:12-------8:13------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------11----131-----
Temp. °C192018171717181818191918181718181920181615141717
Feels °C (?)182018171716171718201918191719182020181514131615
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